Beethoven the Promethean Video(VHS/DVD)

Beethoven the Promethean Video(VHS/DVD). Barenboim illustrates and explains Beethoven’s individualistic style, how he made the musical tradition of Haydn and Mozart his own, and the link between his music and his personal struggles and deafness. Selections performed: Symphony No. 2, Sonata for Piano No. 1, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C minor, Mozart’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C minor, Beethoven’s Sonata for Piano in C minor and Mozart’s Sonata for Piano in C minor, Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and 7 (last movement complete). (28 minutes)